The Price of Fear: The Truth Behind the Financial War on Terror

When the State Department claims to have struck a blow at the heart of the international terrorist finance network, even the most hardened of commentators takes the statement at face value. But as Ibrahim Warde argues in this myth-shattering book, the post-9/11 series of financial crackdowns initiated by the U.S. government has had virtually no impact on terrorism. This is because, as he demonstrates, these actions are based on a fundamental misconception of how terrorism works. Warde shows how operations such as the 9/11 attacks were actually financed, and he brilliantly juxtaposes the reality of shoestring budgets and envelopes of cash against the prevailing fantasy of a buzzing transnational network of seamless electronic transfers.

Title - The Price of Fear: The Truth Behind the Financial War on Terror

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Author - Ibrahim Warde

ISBN 13 - 9780520253704

Imprint - University of California Press

Publisher - University of California Press

Date Published - 01/08/2007

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Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 159 x 241 x 25mm

Weight - 599 g

Languages - English